Acromioplasty
Acromioplasty is an arthroscopic surgical procedure of the acromion.
| Acromioplasty | |
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| Specialty | Orthopaedic |
Generally, it implies removal of a small piece of the surface of the bone (acromion) that is in contact with a tendon causing, by friction, damage to the tendon.
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Further reading
- Beard, David J; Rees, Jonathan L; Cook, Jonathan A; et al. (January 2018). "Arthroscopic subacromial decompression for subacromial shoulder pain (CSAW): a multicentre, pragmatic, parallel group, placebo-controlled, three-group, randomised surgical trial". The Lancet. 391 (10118): 329–338. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32457-1. PMC 5803129.
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